| mimic spasm | <neurology> A repetitive spasmodic movement of the eyes or facial muscles. May also involve the neck or shoulders. Tics are most common in children. The cause is unknown but may be linked to stress. Tics are more common in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disease. Most tics require no treatment and resolve on their own with patient education. (12 Jan 1998) |
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| mimic tic | Involuntary twitching of the facial muscles, sometimes unilateral. Synonym: Bell's spasm, convulsive tic, facial spasm, histrionic spasm, mimic convulsion, mimic spasm, mimic tic, palmus, prosopospasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mimical | 1. Imitative; mimetic. "Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes To imitate her." (Milton) "Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical." (W. Wotton) 2. Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures. "Mimic hootings." 3. <chemical> Imitative; characterised by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry. Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than imitative. <zoology> Mimic beetle, a beetle that feigns death when disturbed, especially. The species of Hister and allied genera. Origin: L. Mimicus, Gr, fr. Mime: cf. F. Mimique. See Mime. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mimicker | 1. One who mimics; a mimic. 2. <zoology> An animal which imitates something else, in form or habits. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mimicry | 1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule. 2. <biology> Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, a characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mimmation | A form of stammering in which the m-sound is given to various letters. Origin: Ar. Mim, the letter m (05 Mar 2000) |
| mimographer | A writer of mimes. Origin: L. Mimographus, Gr.; a mime + to write: cf. F. Mimographe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mimosa | <botany> A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the sensitive plants (Mimosa sensitiva, and M. Pudica). The term mimosa is also applied in commerce to several kinds bark imported from Australia, and used in tanning. Synonym: wattle bark. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Imitator. Cf. Mime. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Mimosa pudica | <botany> The sensitive plant whose leaflets fold inwards very rapidly when touched. A more vigorous stimulus causes the whole leaf to droop and the stimulus can be transmitted to neighbouring leaves. (12 Jan 1998) |
| mimosine | <chemical> 3-hydroxy-4-oxo-1(4h)-pyridinealanine. An antineoplastic alanine-substituted pyridine derivative isolated from leucena glauca. Chemical name: 1(4H)-Pyridinepropanoic acid, alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-4-oxo-, (S)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| mimotannic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannin or tannic acid found in Acacia, Mimosa, etc. Origin: Mimosa + tannic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |